Census Data: White children no longer make up majority of births

Posted:
Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:42 PM EDT

WATERLOO (KWWL) -

Census data shows white children no longer make up a majority of births in the United States. Non-Hispanic whites accounted for 49.6% of all births in the 12 month period that ended last July, according to the Census Bureau.

The report did say that while whites will remain a majority for some time, a younger generation is being born in which minorities will impact the country's economic and political structure.